It also spells out how far the other side is willing to go in terms of intimidating people who are critical of President Zuma.

— Lukhona Mnguni, political analyst

At the same time, Mnguni says it appears both sides of the ANC faction are starting to speak out about state capture amid the succession race playing out between presidential hopefuls Cyril Ramaphosa and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.